Roots not quite as expected?
If you are growing carrots or beetroots, or other root veggies, and have been disappointed when you pulled them up, then read this. These are some of the more common…
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How to harvest purple sprouting broccoli
Once the leader spear of broccoli has grown you can harvest it. After that, all the other sprouts will start appearing in quick succession. So, if you’re growing this yummy…
Plant up your strawberry runners
As strawberry plants put out their runners you can let them take root, either in your strawberry patch, or by potting them up. Either way, next year you can have…
Salad Leaves flowering?
If you notice some little yellow flowers on frills mustard, wild rocket or mizuna, then all is not lost… Firstly, you can eat the flowers so pop them in your…
Blight & other potato problems
Potatoes are quite prone to fungal diseases like blight. If yours have been affected you can still usually harvest your spuds, so don’t panic. But you will need to take…
Onions bolting – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Well, I don’t know how you’re all getting on in the rest of the country, but it has been a very strange season here! Late March and April were surprisingly…
Rocket Gardens Update
We have more or less caught up now, having shipped vegetable plants to approximately 40,000 households across the UK, without using an ounce of plastic. In previous years, this would…
Summer Planting Guide
As we move into midsummer, there is still plenty of time to plant veggies, whether you’re ony just getting going or keen to add a few extras to plug any…
Slow growing beans – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Well, my French climbing beans have been growing incredibly slowly this year. I planted them on May 2nd, just before the weather suddenly turned cold and then I had to…
Rodents in the Veg Patch – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I went out to the veg patch the other morning and ambled over to the strawberry patch with my bowl only to find that ALL my strawberries had been eaten….
Salad growing tips from the experts
Our friends over at Newlina Eco Gardens (near Newquay) grow and harvest the BEST salads from their farm – so tasty and so beautiful. We asked them to share a…
Harvesting Spinach, Kale & Chard
We’ve had a few customers wondering when they can start harvesting their kale, spinach and chard plants, so we thought we’d share the advice! Spinach & Chard Around 2-3 weeks…